my love for you is a stampede of horses.

"this time is your's, this time is mine, it's tempermental."*

photo taken by scott beale/ laughing squid.

sometimes i wish i could just hold up a sign when dealing w/ situations or people, or pass a note.  in all of those situations when i just don't feel like explaining myself.  we could have universal sign language when we just don't feel like talking.  it could be something along the lines of: "hey, nothing to see here...move along.  ok.  thanks."    well thanks to chris simmons and the creative folks at MINE a design firm in san francisco i may have found my answer.

not unlike police tape we see at crime scenes, "everything is ok." tape lets the passersby and people involved know that all is fine and there is nothing to be alarmed by.  i need some of this tape in my life.  i could wrap it all over me and my boxes.  so when my friends come to help me move this weekend, they'll see the cue and know that all is copacetic and there is nothing to worry about.  in fact i think this tape is a must in the household first aid kit.

MINE is nominated for a prestigous cooper-hewitt people's design award.  give them a hand and vote for them!  just click here.

* everything's just wonderful by lily allen.
** all photos used w/ chris simmons blessings.

"i have to type 11 numbers into my cell phone just to make it spell love."*

i love you.  severely.  and i can't think of a better way to tell you than spraying it all over the city.  some people see street art as a nuisance, an eye sore.  i can't ever get enough of it.  what other channel can you use to reach such a broad audience?  and if you do it wisely, you need no one's permission.

i know nothing about the street artist who is all over nyc w/ the simple phrase "i love you."  to be honest, i've actually never done any research on them.  i've just accepted their campaign, no questions asked.  the three simple words make me happy, and really that's all i need.  the cursive writing, the plain presentation are perfect.  the actual phrase is the artwork.  it is whatever the beholder wants it to be.  and i love it.  and of course you too.

* 55566688833 by james figurine.
** still waiting to get jake dobkin's permission, all photos but one taken from his great site: streetsy.  the very first photo borrowed from dwell deep.

"no one is the savior they'd like to be."*

"i'm too sad to tell you." is a project that was conceived by jessica williams.  it was inspired by a 1970 black and white 16mm short film, w/ the same name by dutch performance artist bas jan ader crying uncontrollably w/ no explanation.  the project originally began w/ jessica documenting herself crying but soon opened it publicly.  an open call posted on flickr asking people to submit self portraits of themselves crying. 

there is now a website w/ over 100 images, each connecting the viewer to the subject's respective website or flickr account.  the images are often beautifully sad in their moments of grief.  i was reminded of one of my favorite photographs by diane arbus, a child crying.  like arbus' portrait of the young child, the emotions in many of these photos are clear and it's hard to not have strong empathy for the crying subject.  yet a healthy distance considering we are only given what the subject wants us to see, the tears.

there are hopes of a book this fall.  please check out the website here.  sadly, no more images are being accepted.

*  lovesong of the buzzard by iron & wine.

** all images used by jessica's sweet and kind permission.  (images of sofia sjoholm, dee, rina drescher.  chris mcveigh, nina coloso, natalie sorenson.  chris gauthier, margaret milne and andriew budiman.   

control: one of the trailers...

this trailer is so great.  i'm officially obsessed.  like counting down the days obsessed.  not  to mention steve coogan makes a guest appearance.  god, life is good.

"match my finest words to your greatest tunes."*

wanting needing.

british based artist, olivia jeffries has great style.  simple.  a bit haunted.  accessible.  different.  straight to the point.  just how i like 'em.  luckily, she's readily available all over the web.  check out her website, etsy shop; restless things, her flickr site and her lovely musings on her blog. 

red.

the wolf.

some people cannot breathe.

* lunar sea by camera obscura.

** all images used w/ olivia's gracious permission.